This conversation with David Horne is one of those episodes that stays with you. David is an award winning entrepreneur, founder of Add Then Multiply, and a former CFO who has raised over £120 million and bought or sold more than 30 companies.

He’s also a bestselling author and advocate for fairer funding, particularly for female and underrepresented founders. But this episode isn’t about titles or achievements, it’s about what happens when success falls apart and who you become on the other side of it.

David shares his journey from global corporate leadership to entrepreneurship, the deep reckoning that followed a failed business, and the unexpected moments that helped him rebuild with more meaning, humility, and purpose.

This episode is about resilience, starting again when things fall apart, and trusting that there is still something worth moving towards.

Highlights:

(02:06) How early travel sparked a lifelong pull towards reinvention

(06:58) Failing a defining exam and learning how to recover

(11:27) Moving countries and rebuilding identity from scratch

(16:35) Burnout, corporate collapse, and walking away

(19:01) Losing everything, denial, and a spiritual awakening

(27:33) Why becoming an author can change everything

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https://x.com/David_B_Horne

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